For the past two and a half years, I’ve been working on a database of more than 75 usage guides and 123 usage problems in the English language, spanning a period of nearly 250 years.

Dilin Liu, Making Grammar Instruction More Empowering: An Exploratory Case Study of Corpus Use in the Learning/Teaching of Grammar, Research in the Teaching of English, Vol. 45, No. 4 (May 2011), pp.

Going back to the roots of English grammar to uncover its many myths Illustration by Traci Daberko You’ve probably heard the old story about the pedant who dared to tinker with Winston Churchill ...

Mastering English grammar is crucial for effective communication, moving beyond rote memorization to evidence-based strategies. This article synthesizes linguistic research and practical ...

When you first learn the rules for English grammar in elementary school, you find there are a lot of don’ts: Don’t end a sentence with a preposition; don’t begin a sentence with because. But ...

Understanding how to use English articles correctly is essential for learners aiming to improve their fluency. This guide explains the proper use of indefinite articles "a" and "an" for general ...

The sheer awkwardness of the idea that English should not end sentences with prepositions is captured in the fact Lowth himself wrote, when arguing against it, “This is an idiom which our ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In the first half of the twentieth century, English grammar disappeared from the curriculum of most schools in England, but since the 1960s it ...

How America saved old-fashioned English grammar Can I get a Coke? Or have I gotten one already?